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5 Must-See Bands at Rock Allegiance 2016

By: Staff – The Rock Allegiance Music Festival is  set to take over Chester, PA’s Talen Energy Stadium from September 17th to 18th with a line-up that includes Avenged Sevenfold, Alice in Chains, Slayer, The Offspring, Breaking Benjamin, Volbeat, Chevelle, The Cult, The Pretty Reckless, Pierce the Veil, Of Mice & Men, Ghost, Killswitch Engage, Anthrax, and more. Early bird tickets go on-sale on May 10 at 12pm ET, … Continue reading →

Photos: CMW 2016 – Baroness @ The Opera House

Photos by: Mike Fowler – Heavy metal band Baroness, who released their fourth album, Purple, on December 18th, 2015 via Abraxan Hymns, which is their first album following their involvement in a 2012 bus crash that left nine people injured, and their first album to feature new band members Nick Jost and Sebastian Thompson, performed at The Opera House in … Continue reading →

Photos: Desertfest 2016 – Electric Wizard, Blood Ceremony, Necro Deathmort

Photos by: Paul Woods – The third and final day of Desertfest 2016, which took place from April 29-May 1, featured performances by dozens of metal bands including UK doom metal band Electric Wizard, who released their eighth album, Time To Die, on September 29th, 2014, Toronto-based doom metal band Blood Ceremony, Necro Deathmort, and more!

Photos: Desertfest 2016 – Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar, Raging Speedhorn

Photos by: Paul Woods – Desertfest 2016, which takes place from April 29-May 1, featured performances by dozens of metal bands including North Carolina-based heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity, New Orleans-based sludge metal band Crowbar, UK nu metal band Raging Speedhorn, and more.

Album Review: Rob Zombie – “The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser”

By: Emmett Robinson Smith – Rob Zombie has always been a pretty theatrical guy. As the brains behind oft-ill-conceived horror movies like “The Devil’s Rejects” and, more recently, “The Lords of Salem,” it’s clear that Zombie prioritizes shock value over substance, entertainment over artistry. This balancing act, or lack thereof, is evident in his music as well, and it … Continue reading →

Photos: Korpiklaani, Moonsorrow @ O2 Academy Islington

Photos by: Rossi Ivanova – Finnish folk-metal band Korpiklaani, who released their ninth album, Noita, which features a cover version of the song “Mony Mony” by Tommy James and the Shondells, and which followed up their 2012 album, Manala, performed at the O2 Academy Islington in London, UK last night with Finnish pagan metal band Moonsorrow, who released … Continue reading →

Photos: Melvins, Napalm Death, Melt Banana @ The Opera House

Photos by: Dan Fischer – Metal band Melvins, who will release their newest album, Basses Loaded, on June 3rd via Ipecac Recordings, which will feature nine songs that have been previously released through Amphetamine Reptile Records on two limited edition EPs (Beer Hippy and War Pussy) and in a split-release with Le Butcherettes (Chaos as Usual), performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night … Continue reading →

Photos: Abbath, High On Fire, Skeletonwitch, Tribulation @ The Opera House

Photos by: Jaime Espinoza –  Norway-based black metal band Abbath, who released their self-titled debut album on January 22nd, 2016 via Season of Mist, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night as part of the ongoing Decibel Magazine Tour with Oakland, CA-based doom metal band High On Fire, who released their seventh album, Luminiferous, on June 23rd, 2015 … Continue reading →

Photos: Skreamer @ The Underworld

Photos by: Rossi Ivanova – UK metal band Skreamer, who formed in late 2009, performed at The Underworld in London, UK last night.

Photos: The Sword, Royal Thunder @ The Rave/Eagles Club

Photos by: Bennett Young –  Austin, Texas-based heavy metal band The Sword, who released their fifth album, High Country, on August 21st, 2015 via Razor & Tie, which was mixed by J. Robbins, who had previously produced the band’s 2012 fourth studio album, Apocryphon, performed at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee last night with Atlanta-based hard rock band Royal … Continue reading →